Testimonial and Documentary Evidence

• Author: Beth D. Osowski
• Pages: 341-370

(Rev. 3, 10/12)

CHAPTER 9

TESTIMONIAL AND DOCUMENTARY

EVIDENCE

I. FINALLY: THE EVIDEN CE

§9:0 1 Time to Prepa re

§9:0 2 Tria l Preparedn ess Checklist

II. WITN ESS ES: CON SID ERING YOU R OPTIONS

§9:10 The Work So Fa r

§9:11 Prepa ring a Witn ess List

§9:12 Sam ple Blan k Witness List

III. SP ECIAL N EEDS OF YOUR CASE

§9:2 0 Admissib le and Under stan dable Docu ment ary Evid ence

§9:2 1 Case Weaknesses

§9:2 2 Usin g Witne sses to Prom ote th e Case Str ength s and Theme

§9:2 3 Usin g Witne sses Wh o Can Explain and Qua ntify Appr opria tely

§9:24 Dam ages

§9:2 5 Dam ages Wit nesse s

IV. CASE-S PECIFIC EVIDEN CE CHECKLISTS

§9:3 0 Per sonal Injur y Eviden ce Checklist

§9:3 0.1 MVA Eviden ce Checklis t

§9:3 1 Med ical Negligen ce Evidence Checklist

§9:3 2 Premises Liab ility Evide nce Check list

§9:3 3 Produ cts Liab ility Evidence Check list

§9:3 4 Wrongfu l Death Eviden ce Checklist

§9:3 5 Prope rty Line Disp ute Evid ence Checklis t

§9:3 5.1 Cont ract Dispute Evid ence Checklist

§9:3 6 Constr uction Dispute Evidence Checklist

§9:3 7 Injur y on a Con stru ction Sit e Eviden ce Checklist

§9:3 8 Nur sing H ome Evid ence Checklis t

Trial Preparation Tools 9-2

§9:3 9 Tru cking Case Evid ence Che cklist

§9:4 0 Traum atic Brain Injur y Eviden ce Checklist

§9:4 1 Dam aged Credit Evid ence Ch ecklist

V. SELECTI NG YOU R WITN ESS ES

§9:50 Challenging Your Cho ice of Witn esses

§9:51 Strategy Meetin g

VI. ORDE R OF P ROOF

§9:6 0 Schedu ling Considera tions

§9:6 1 First Th ings First

§9:6 2 Plan #1

VII. AN TICIPATING TH E OPP OSITION

§9:70 Predictin g Oppos ition Witn esses

§9:71 Opp osition Witne ss List

§9:72 Sam ple Blank Oppos ition Witn ess List

§9:73 Checklist: Consid ering Ob jection s to Wit nesses

§9:74 Video Su rveillan ce Consider ation s

§9:75 Video Su rveillan ce Checklist

§9:76 Video Su rveillan ce Cross-Exa mina tion Checklist

§9:77 Sidebar Conference Hint s

VIII. COMP ILING W ITNESS DOCUME NTS IN TRIAL NOTEB OOK

§9:8 0 Form at

§9:8 1 Con tent s

IX. YOU R LAY W ITNES SES

§9:9 0 Special Con sider ations: Exam ination of Lay Wit nesse s

§9:9 1 Checklist: Pr eparing Your Lay Witn esses

§9:9 2 Genera l Testim ony Rules

§9:9 3 Attor ney-Sp ecific Rules

§9:9 4 Case- Specific Rules

§9:9 5 Addr essing Difficult Qu estion s in Cross-Exam inat ion

§9:9 6 The Anxiet y Factor

§9:9 7 Honesty

§9:9 8 Sub poenas

§9:9 9 Checklist: Brin ging Your Dire ct Testim ony to Life

X. EXPERT WITN ESS ES

§9:110 Special Con sider ations: Exam ination of Experts

§9:111 Checklist: Pr eparing Your Exp ert Witn esses

§9:112 Qua lifying Expe rts

§9:113 Test imony of Scien tific, Technical, and Other Specialize d Knowled ge

§9:114 Lear ned Tr eatise s

§9:115 Inad missib le Facts or Data

§9:116 Expe rt Test imony With out a n Exper t

§9:117 Gett ing th e Most From Your Experts on t he Stand